Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-10-20
THE INDIAN WAR.
Col. Dudley Thinks he Could
Bring the Crows up Short
if Permitted.
Agent Mclaughlin, OF Standing
Rock, Refuses to Believe
There is Anything in it.
Scout Allison, of "Sitting Bull"
Fame, Shoulders the Trouble
Onto the "Squaw Men,"
MATTERS ABORIGINEE.

Other Indians Want An Expression OF
Sentiment In three Different Parts Of the
Country About the Trouble.
From Fort Custer the Indian situa.
tion IL not prepossessiDg. The Bill,
ings Gazette Of Monday has u
special from there saying:
Special Agent Armstrong is here at
work on the investigation of the In.
dian trouble. Such secrecy Is main.
tained by the military and Indian su-
thorities on the course to be pursued
in regard to the disobedient Indians
that no definite information can be
Obtained. Special Agent Armstrong
has, however, ordered the ten Assina.
boine Indians to leave this part of the
country as the first step toward restor
ing order. Gen. Dudley states that
"Sword Bearer" has cCme down out
the mountains, where he has been
fasting and making medicine" or as
the Indians express ii, talking with
the spirits Of his grandfathers, and is
now camped with his followers about
six miles south Of Fort Custer. Gen.
Dudley also states that If permission
were granted by the authorities, that
the troops could capture these Indians
in few hours without serious difficult
ty. The situation remains virtually
unchanged up to present date. Sword
Bearers" following has no materially
increased in numbers, but those that
are. with him are full ofcoursge and the
cause is gaining fresh impetus daily
from the insction Of the government" I"
On the other hand the Sioux agent
at Standing Rock has been interview
ed by Bismarck Tribune representa-
tive, and discountenancesitbe probabili-
ty of an outbreak, as follows: The
sensational Iumors circulated In the
east concerning probable outbreak of
the Crow and Sioux Indians are not
confirm ed by the statements Of Major
Mclaughlin, the careful and watch
full agent at Standing Rock. AS the
reports were dotted with the name Of
sitting Bull, and as Standing Rock is
the home of that turbulent medicine g
man. Major McLsughlin's words
should receive much more considera-
ton than the highly colored kilograms
Of the western army correspondents.
Being asked last evening concerning
the foundation Of the report, the Maj.
or said that he had heard nothing to
warrant the report. The cause of the
probable or prospective outbreak Is
said to be the opposition ofthe Indians
to the severalty bill, and, although
many Of the Sioux are opposed to the
measure the great majority are willing
to oaccept 1t. unfortunately" said the
major, ''the dissatisfied ones are the
most aggressive and would like to
make trouble. but IT, ere is very little
probability Of their securing follow
ing Of alarming proportions" In re-
ferring to Sitting Bull, b. said that
there was no doubt but tina, he would
advise an outbreak or anything else
that might make trouble, as he is idle
and sulky and inclined toward war.
But he Is very weak in the councils Of
his tribe, and his following is insignifl-
cant. The major is a painstaking and
observant agent, and his stat .ments
on this important matter are deserv-
ing Of much consideration.
And now, getting further yet from
home, hear what an old and tried
frontiersman had to say to the Pioneer
Press about Crow creek and Lower
Brule reservation troubles: Col. L.
II. Allison. the famous government
scout who seven years ago conducted
the negotiations for the surrender OF
sitting Bull, is in the city. He Is
awaiting telegrsphic communication
from Gen. Sheridan, with whom he
will proceed to the Crow Creek and
Lower Brule reservations In Dakota
for the settlement OF certain disturb
ances among the Indians. II appears
that government surveyors are at
work surveying the land in question
with the view to giving to the Indians
in severalty under the law which was
passed some time ago. Tue Sioux
have stopped the surveyors In their
work and will not let them pass
through. In regard TO the matter Col.
A llison said: "The real trouble comes
not from the Indians themselves,
hut from the white men. or ,tso ma a,